Nicholas Seiken was all in for 6,600 and faced off against two other players who also ended up all in preflop. Seiken had and connected to the board, finishing with a full house to beat and .
On the flop of , Adam Owen raced against a player who got in his last 5,500 or so. Owen held and he was ahead of . The turn gave Owen a straight and he faded a spade on the river to score an elimination.
With about 2,500 in the pot, Max Silver (under the gun) and Danny Noam (button) checked the flop. Silver led out 1,500 on the turn and Noam called to see the river. Silver checked and Noam threw in 2,500. Silver looked tempted, thought for a moment, but then he decided that his hand wasn't good enough to make the call. He sent his cards into the muck and Noam collected the pot.
There was a substantial pot already brewing and the flop read . Eoghan O'Dea had bet 1,000 from the cutoff and the big blind check-raised to 3,000. O'Dea re raised to 11,000, the big blind jammed, and O'Dea called to put his opponent at risk.
Eoghan O'Dea:
Opponent:
O'Dea had the best of it with top pair, top kicker, plus the nut-flush draw and a gutshot to Broadway. His opponent held the low end of the wrap and an inferior flush draw. The on the turn gave O'Dea Broadway and left his opponent drawing thin. The river changed nothing and O'Dea took the pot to stack his opponent.